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Unite Oregon In The News
Derica and her mother are graduates of our BOLD program, and have been actively engaged in advocacy for the Block 14 Project—a memorial in the historic Chinese section of Lone Fir Cemetery to honor Chinese immigrants in a city where erasure and displacement have too often shaped the narrative. “My mom did BOLD in 2021, and I finished in 2025. I was actually the youngest person ever to do it… BOLD was amazing because it taught me real skills on how to stand up for causes I care about.”
Celebrate the transformative journey of Nuhamin Eiden, Unite Oregon's Deputy Director, who discovered her purpose and a sense of belonging through the Pan-Immigrant Leadership and Organizing Training (PILOT) program. Learn how PILOT empowers emerging immigrant and refugee leaders to advocate for their communities.
The African Women: Dare to Invest in Learning to Lead leadership program has been completed.
Unite Oregon Press Releases & Updates
Today the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion. Today's news is a momentous break from a half-century of rulings over the fight to protect body autonomy and sovereignty.
Unite Oregon condemns Russia’s decision to launch an unprovoked military invasion in Ukraine. This violation of international law will only bring death, destruction, and further amplify the refugee crisis the world is already facing.
Over the weekend a family of four was attacked by gunfire while in their car in SE Portland. The mother, a refugee from Sudan, was killed at the scene while the father, a refugee from Somalia, was critically injured and remains in the hospital. Their 1-year-old and 5 year old, who was in the car, were also injured by the gunfire.
Trans kids deserve protection and love in Texas and elsewhere. Unite Oregon condemns the decision of Texas Governor Greg Abbott to order state welfare agencies to report cases of “gender-transitioning procedures” as child abuse.
Unite Oregon Annual Reports
Unite Oregon's leadership and staff took on the challenges brought by 2020 with an unflinching stride, resulting in new endeavors to help members after a year of all sorts of disproportionate biases and a lack of resources for BIPOC and foreign-born families living in communities all over the state.
Unite Oregon's leadership and staff took on the challenges brought by 2020 with an unflinching stride, resulting in new endeavors to help members after a year of all sorts of disproportionate biases and a lack of resources for BIPOC and foreign-born families living in communities all over the state.
Today, we are proud to say that Unite Oregon is the largest organization in the state led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants and refugees, rural communities, and members across the Oregonian social spectrum. With more than 22,000 members and supporters, we work across the state to build a unified intercultural movement for justice.